The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
Religious Notes.

Religious Notes.
More than $4,000 sermons are distributed
weekly among the non church goers of Berlin.
Warwick: The speech of the tongue is best
known to men. God best understands the Ian
guage OF the heart.
1t is said that fifty organs are in use in United
Presbyterian congregations and that the num-
Der is rapidly increasing.
Fifteen of the sixty colored students at the
Richmond tva.) Theological Seminary are pre-
pairing for missionary work in Africa.
An anti-profanity society, with the motto
"Hailowed Be Thy Name has been formed in
St. Malaehi's Catholic Church, Pittsburg Pa.
Tholuck: 1t belongs to the nature of the
Bible that it was written for all men of every
time, and for all the experiences of each single
human heart
translation of the Old Testament in the YER
nacufar has been made for the Firms by Lars
Hatta at the request of the Norwegian Bible
Society. This will complete the Bible in their
| language.
In the twenty years from 1853 to 1873 Chinese
communicates in Protestant missions went from
800 to 8. 900, and now number upward of %, 900,
and about 100000 habtual. attendants upon
Christian services.
Those who familiar with London know
| the old palace and grounds at Corydon, long
| favorirs retreat of the Archbishop of Canter-
| bury. A movement is in progress for securing
| the remains of the ancient palace as memorial
| OF Archbishop TAFT
| 1t is said that the Turkish authorities in
Armenia will not allow the American mission
| aries TO use Moody and Sankey's hymn book un-
less Hold the Fort" is expurgated. That is
| considered a military lyric calculated to en-
| courage the spirit of rebellion.
| After the adjournment of Congress Rev. w.
| Fl. Milburn, Chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives, will fill for while the pulpit of
| Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago.
| the pastor, Rev. Dr. John Alabaster, having
gone to Clifton Springs, n Y, to recruit his
| health.
The directors of Lakeside have engaged the
services of DR.. l.. W. MunhalI, who will conduct
the evening services during the camp meeting at
| Lakeside and Messrs. Sam p. Jones and Sam
Small who will be present July % % and "a
| Railroad trains now running direct to the
| Lakeside grounds.
Statistics snow that the New England States
have furnished more church members, Sunday.
| school teachers and ministers throughout the
| West within twenty years than all the other
States combined From one New England State
alone there went forth, in 1885, $50 ministers
under the age of twenty-seven.
The Bishop of Exeter when speaking on be-
halt of the Church of England Temperance
Society, few days ago, expressed his belief
that VINE was intended for man. and remarked
that if he had to make his choice between q
world OF total abstaners and world Of moder
ate drinkers. he should prefer the latter.
There are now five students at Andover VIII
are ready to offer themselves as missionaries e
the board if the way is open for them to do so
One has offered himself; the others are awaitins
the decision in his case. There is a missionar,
band of fourteen. ali Of whom propose to ente
the missionary field at the close of their theo
logical course
Prof Fisher, of Yale College: The gospel o
salvation is the worlds only hope Ethical teach
ing can never reach the depth of the evil. Ihav
no. harsh words to utter against any who ar
honestly trying to do good to their fellow men
But when You dispense with sunlight an
make your wheatf fields flourish by the agency O
t moonshine then may you expect to break tn
power of sin by mere ethical culture
Mr.. John Wanamaker. of Philadelphia who's
great success in Sunday-school work Is we
known, said recently, when asked what on
t point in the Sabbath school he would keep If a
else had to be given up any given Sunday
"Ten minutes conference md prayer at tn
close OF the school, If had to give ND every
thing else would come here, tap the bell. rea
the lesson, have the ten minutes conference an
). prayer and dismiss"
Blindfolded and alone wait
o Loss seems too bitter. gain too late
, Too heavy burdens in the load
And too few helpers on the road;
And joy is weak and grief is strong
Aud years and days so long, SO long,
Yet this one thing learn to know
Each day more surely as 60,
That am glad the good and i'll
By changeless law ordered still
mot as will"
a Helen Hunt Jackson